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Amanda Bateman

Amanda Bateman
Mortgage Industry Blogger

Amanda Bateman joined The Oakleaf Group as Mortgage Industry Blogger in July 2020. She has extensive experience writing about industry and market dynamics, including as it pertains to mortgage financing and capital markets as Senior Mortgage Policy Analyst for the Structured Finance Association (SFA). She has previously worked in a research, strategy and/or policy capacity for General Motors Corp., Corning, SFA, and Louis Dreyfus Commodities.

 

Amanda received a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Cornell University’s Johnson School of Business in 2018 and a Bachelor of the Arts in International Studies and French from Virginia Tech in 2008.

 

 

OAKLEAF EXPANDS SERVICE OFFERINGS AS 2020 MORTGAGE APPLICATION RATE REMAINS HIGH

OAKLEAF EXPANDS SERVICE OFFERINGS AS 2020 MORTGAGE APPLICATION RATE REMAINS HIGH

Amanda Bateman
Mortgage Industry Blogger
As we know, the more liquid, dynamic mortgage financing market we are now in has placed additional pressure on lenders to process and underwrite loans. Below we review some of the most recent data demonstrating what is driving this demand. To assist mortgage finance clients with fulfilling their...
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Women in Housing & Finance Annual Symposium

Women in Housing & Finance Annual Symposium

Amanda Bateman
Mortgage Industry Blogger
On Tuesday, August 18 th , The Oakleaf Group proudly served as a corporate sponsor for Women in Housing and Finance’s Annual Symposium. It was the 41 st year that the event was hosted by WHF, the Washington D.C. area’s lead organization empowering women to learn from one another and other leaders...
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Congress, FHFA and the GSEs’ Efforts to Grapple with Covid-Related Housing Market Issues Highlighted at House Financial Services Committee Hearing

Congress, FHFA and the GSEs’ Efforts to Grapple with Covid-Related Housing Market Issues Highlighted at House Financial Services Committee Hearing

Amanda Bateman
Mortgage Industry Blogger
On Wednesday, September 16th, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria testified before the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) regarding his agency’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of particular interest to committee members – as well as the mortgage industry at-large...
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U.S. RMBS Market Readies Itself for LIBOR Transition

U.S. RMBS Market Readies Itself for LIBOR Transition

Amanda Bateman
Mortgage Industry Blogger
The structured finance and residential mortgage backed securities market are currently preparing themselves for an event that is being described as the equivalent of Y2K for banking: December 31, 2021, when the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) will no longer be an available index. When asked...
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CARES Act Forbearance Relief Expiration - What's next?

CARES Act Forbearance Relief Expiration - What's next?

Amanda Bateman
Mortgage Industry Blogger
AS CARES ACT MORTGAGE FORBEARANCE PERIODS NEAR END, BORROWERS AND MORTGAGE SERVICES PROVIDERS ALIKE ASK: WHATS NEXT?
AS CARES ACT MORTGAGE FORBEARANCE PERIODS NEAR END, BORROWERS AND MORTGAGE SERVICES PROVIDERS ALIKE ASK: WHATS NEXT? According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association and Black Knight, the number of COVID-19 forbearance plans has declined at an increasing rate in recent weeks. Per Black...
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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AT-A-GLANCE: THE NOMINEES TO KEY CAPITAL MARKETS REGULATORY AND OVERSIGHT LEADERSHIP ROLES

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AT-A-GLANCE: THE NOMINEES TO KEY CAPITAL MARKETS REGULATORY AND OVERSIGHT LEADERSHIP ROLES

Amanda Bateman
Mortgage Industry Blogger
As nominees to key positions related to the regulation and oversight of capital markets have been announced and begin the process of being vetted by Congress, this week’s blog post takes a look the individuals selected by President Biden to lead the Treasury, SEC, CFPB and HUD, including their...
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Covid-19 Vaccine Hints of a Return to Normal, but for CRE Markets, Uncertainty Lingers

Covid-19 Vaccine Hints of a Return to Normal, but for CRE Markets, Uncertainty Lingers

Amanda Bateman
Mortgage Industry Blogger
On Tuesday, March 23rd, Citigroup became the first major U.S. bank to declare the future of work will be hybrid. Newly appointed CEO Jane Fraser told staffers that most of them will be expected to be physically present in its offices only 3 days a week in the post-pandemic world. [1] The company...
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